NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Report - Las Vegas

October 3, 2026


South Point 400
Las Vegas, Nevada - October 3, 2026


Austin Cindric, driver, No. 2 Autotrader Ford Mustang Dark Horse - 7th

Ryan Blaney, driver, No. 12 Menards/Duracell Ford Mustang Dark Horse - 20th

Joey Logano, driver, No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Mustang Dark Horse - 23rd


VIVA LAS VEGAS: Team Penske enters the weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with seven NASCAR Cup Series victories at the 1.5-mile Nevada oval, including the organization's most recent win by Joey Logano in the 2024 South Point 400. Logano's four Las Vegas victories are the most among active Cup Series drivers, and he has been one of just three repeat winners at the track over the last 17 races, joining Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson.

Austin Cindric arrives in Las Vegas following one of his strongest performances of the season, finishing second last weekend at Kansas Speedway for his first career top-five finish on a 1.5-mile track. His 3.4 average running position at Kansas was also the best of his Cup Series career. Cindric has now posted an average finish of 8.0 over the last seven races - the best seven-race stretch of his career - and has a pair of sixth-place finishes as his best results at Las Vegas.

Ryan Blaney has also put together a solid record at Las Vegas, recording six top-five finishes in 20 career starts at the track.


UP NEXT: Sunday's 267-lap event is scheduled to get underway at 5:30 p.m. ET, airing live on USA, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.